Architecture: Combination of Persian, Islamic and Indian architecture style
Trivia about Taj Mahal:
It’s one of the seven world wonders
For the transportation of the construction materials, more than 1,000 elephants were employed.
As many as 28 different varieties of semi-precious and precious stones were used to adorn the Taj.
Depending on what time of the day it is and whether or not there’s moon at night, Taj Mahal appears to be of different color every time. Some even believe that this changing pattern of colors depicts different moods of a woman.
Passages from Quran(Corano) have been used as decorative elements throughout the complex.
On the sides of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, 99 names of Allah can be found as calligraphic inscriptions.
Taj Mahal was built in stages, with the plinth and the tomb taking up roughly 15 years. The building of the minarets, the mosque, the jawab, and the gateway took an additional 5 years to be completed.
Many precious stones and Lapis Lazuli (a semi-precious stone) were ripped off from its walls by the British during the Indian rebellion of 1857.
Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors annually with over 200,000 from overseas.
(adapted from www.tajmahal.org)
We have created two exercises about this wonderful and breath-taking place:
TAJ MAHAL
Year of Construction: 1631
Time Taken to costruction: 22 years
Commissioned By: Shah Jahan
Dedicated to: Mumtaz Mahal, Shah Jahan's wife
Location: Agra ,India
Building Type: Islamic tomb
Architecture: Combination of Persian, Islamic and Indian architecture style
Trivia about Taj Mahal:
(adapted from www.tajmahal.org)
We have created two exercises about this wonderful and breath-taking place:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47621644/tajmahalabbinamento.htm
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47621644/tajmahalrispostemultiple.htm